[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flash Flood Watch : PHI@ 7/27/2004 4:41:41 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
413 AM EDT TUE JUL 27 2004

...A FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH FOR THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN PENNSYLVANIA...
  DELAWARE...PHILADELPHIA...CHESTER...MONTGOMERY...BERKS...LEHIGH...
  NORTHAMPTON...CARBON...BUCKS AND MONROE.

IN NEW JERSEY...
  SUSSEX...WARREN...MORRIS...HUNTERDON...SOMERSET...SALEM...CAMDEN...
  GLOUCESTER...MERCER...MIDDLESEX AND NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON.

IN DELAWARE...
  NEW CASTLE.

IN MARYLAND...
  CECIL.


A WARM FRONT MOVING NORTH ACROSS THE REGION AND A COLD FRONT MOVING
EAST WILL PRODUCE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AS SCATTERED SHOWERS THIS MORNING,
FOLLOWED BY MORE WIDESPREAD RAIN AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. RAIN IS THEN EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS AND THROUGH MOST OF WEDNESDAY.
GIVEN THE ABUNDANT MOISTURE AVAILABLE WITH THIS SYSTEM, 1 TO 3 INCHES
CAN BE EXPECTED IN MANY LOCATIONS, WITH EVEN HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE
IN THE VICINITY OF THE HEAVIER DOWNPOURS. THIS PRECIPITATION WOULD BE
SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE FLOODING OF STREAMS...CREEKS...AND URBAN AREAS.


A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF STREAMS...CREEKS AND OTHER
DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH
AREA SHOULD KEEP AN EYE ON THE WEATHER AND BE PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE
ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING OCCUR OR A FLOOD WARNING BE
ISSUED.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION OUTLET FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR
UPDATES. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET
AT WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/PHI IN SMALL LETTERS.

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